Shelley R. Saunders

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Shelley R. Saunders is a scholar working on Archeology, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shelley R. Saunders has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Archeology, 17 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Shelley R. Saunders's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (43 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (16 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers). Shelley R. Saunders is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (43 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (16 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers). Shelley R. Saunders collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United Kingdom. Shelley R. Saunders's co-authors include M. Anne Katzenberg, Dongya Yang, D. Ann Herring, Robert D. Hoppa, J. Christopher Dudar, Barry Eng, John S. Waye, Luca Bondioli, Roberto Macchiarelli and Tracy L. Rogers and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Obesity, American Journal of Physical Anthropology and Journal of Archaeological Science.

In The Last Decade

Shelley R. Saunders

56 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton

2007 691 citations M. Anne Katzenberg, Shelley R. Saunders profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shelley R. Saunders Canada	34	2.8k	1.3k	1.2k	774	573	60	4.3k
Simon Mays United Kingdom	38	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	698 0.6×	442 0.6×	280 0.5×	132	4.4k
Niels Lynnerup Denmark	40	3.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.5×	813 1.1×	993 1.7×	230	6.4k
Clark Spencer Larsen United States	36	4.0k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	489 0.6×	559 1.0×	124	5.8k
Andrew Chamberlain United Kingdom	40	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	519 0.7×	596 1.0×	122	5.1k
Don Brothwell United Kingdom	30	2.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	744 0.6×	565 0.7×	251 0.4×	115	4.8k
Richard S. Meindl United States	25	3.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	238 0.3×	501 0.9×	62	5.0k
Jane E. Buikstra United States	50	6.4k 2.3×	3.1k 2.3×	2.2k 1.8×	927 1.2×	638 1.1×	180	9.8k
Simon Hillson United Kingdom	27	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	465 0.4×	398 0.5×	628 1.1×	56	3.5k
Kurt W. Alt Germany	35	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	750 1.0×	456 0.8×	140	4.4k
Christy G. Turner United States	34	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	304 0.4×	892 1.6×	92	4.4k

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Saunders, Shelley R., et al.. (2010). Investigation of Reel Hardness Profile Variation and Paper Runnability. 64(4). 315.

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Cardoso, Hugo F.V. & Shelley R. Saunders. (2008). Two arch criteria of the ilium for sex determination of immature skeletal remains: A test of their accuracy and an assessment of intra- and inter-observer error. Forensic Science International. 178(1). 24–29. 63 indexed citations

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Saunders, Shelley R., et al.. (2007). Sexual dimorphism of the dental tissues in human permanent mandibular canines and third premolars. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 133(1). 735–740. 90 indexed citations

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Prowse, Tracy, Henry P. Schwarcz, Shelley R. Saunders, Roberto Macchiarelli, & Luca Bondioli. (2005). Isotopic evidence for age‐related variation in diet from Isola Sacra, Italy. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 128(1). 2–13. 100 indexed citations

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Roberts, Charlotte A., et al.. (2005). Histological identification of syphilis in pre‐Columbian England. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 129(4). 559–566. 44 indexed citations

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FitzGerald, Charles & Shelley R. Saunders. (2004). Test of histological methods of determining chronology of accentuated striae in deciduous teeth. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 127(3). 277–290. 58 indexed citations

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Dudar, J. Christopher, John S. Waye, & Shelley R. Saunders. (2003). Determination of a kinship system using ancient DNA, mortuary practice, and historic records in an upper Canadian pioneer cemetery. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 13(4). 232–246. 19 indexed citations

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Collins, Adam, Shelley R. Saunders, H. D. McCarthy, Jane Williams, & N. J. Fuller. (2003). Within- and between-laboratory precision in the measurement of body volume using air displacement plethysmography and its effect on body composition assessment. International Journal of Obesity. 28(1). 80–90. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Dongya, Aubrey Cannon, & Shelley R. Saunders. (2003). DNA species identification of archaeological salmon bone from the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Journal of Archaeological Science. 31(5). 619–631. 78 indexed citations

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Saunders, Shelley R. & Anne Keenleyside. (1999). Enamel hypoplasia in a Canadian historic sample. American Journal of Human Biology. 11(4). 513–524. 30 indexed citations

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Yang, Dongya, Barry Eng, John S. Waye, J. Christopher Dudar, & Shelley R. Saunders. (1998). Improved DNA extraction from ancient bones using silica-based spin columns. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 105(4). 539–543. 473 indexed citations

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Herring, D. Ann, Shelley R. Saunders, & M. Anne Katzenberg. (1998). Investigating the weaning process in past populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 105(4). 425–439. 6 indexed citations

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Herring, D. Ann, Shelley R. Saunders, & M. Anne Katzenberg. (1998). Investigating the weaning process in past populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 105(4). 425–439. 152 indexed citations

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Hoppa, Robert D. & Shelley R. Saunders. (1998). The MAD legacy: How meaningful is mean age-at-death in skeletal samples. Human Evolution. 13(1). 1–14. 7 indexed citations

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Crubézy, Éric, et al.. (1997). Harris lines: A study of age-associated bias in countingand interpretation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 103(2). 209–217. 24 indexed citations

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Rogers, Tracy L. & Shelley R. Saunders. (1994). Accuracy of Sex Determination Using Morphological Traits of the Human Pelvis. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 39(4). 1047–1056. 121 indexed citations

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Hoppa, Robert D. & Shelley R. Saunders. (1994). The δ/method for examining bone growth in juveniles: A reply. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 4(3). 261–263. 2 indexed citations

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Saunders, Shelley R.. (1992). Subadult skeletons and growth related studies. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 92 indexed citations

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Saunders, Shelley R., et al.. (1991). Bones and Burial Registers: Infant Mortality in a 19th-Century Cemetery from Upper Canada. Northeast Historical Archaeology. 20(1). 54–70. 14 indexed citations

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Saunders, Shelley R.. (1978). Development and Distribution of Discontinuous Morphological Variation of the Human Infracranial Skeleton. University of Ottawa Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations

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